Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-246) and index
1. Prelude: The North Country -- 2. Two Wars on Poverty -- 3. Taking Control of Everyday Life -- 4. Making Good Work -- 5. The American Dream -- 6. Power and Ceremony -- 7. The Bureaucratization of North Country Head Start -- 8. Defiance ... and Withdrawal -- 9. Devotion, Social Class, and the Union -- 10. The Limits on/of Empowerment: What Is to Be Done?